The Federal Consumer Prosecutor’s Office (Profeco) in the Consumer magazine April 2025 made a study where it evaluates and classifies the Hair of the Diing.
He study Analyze the main ones Tooth brushes of the market and put them to the test as to the quality of his bristles as the material that makes up the mango.
According to the Consumer magazine of the Profecohe toothbrush es “The main tool for daily oral hygiene, used to clean teeth, tongue and gums” forks elemental in the elimination of the bacterial plaque as well as in the prevention of diseases Like caries, halitosis, among others.
He toothbrush It is divided into 4 parts: the head“Area where sows are located “; las intelligent, “Individual fibers folded and held by half to the base of the head”; he neck, “Part that comes from the mango”; and the mango, “Longer section of the brush that serves to hold it”.
In addition, the Tooth brushes They are classified by their mechanism (manuals or electric), for their Indications (daily use, prostheses, children, among others) and by the shape of the head (round or oval).
He study He understood 21 models of dental brushes of 8 different brands. The evidence to those who were subjected are the veracity of your commercial information, endurance of the mangoes, defects manufacturing, peso y length of the mango, retention of bristles and endurance to the carving.
Of the Soft dental brushes They received a excellent in all evidence son:
- Colgate attached
- Colgate recyclean
- Colgate zig-zag charcoal
- Doraldent bamboo
- Gum sunstar classic 411
- Oral-B advanced 3D white
- Oral-B clean
Within this item soft brushes that were evaluated with a very goodmainly for having a minor but acceptable quality in the Retaining bristles are the following:
- Colgate SlimSoft Carbon
- Colgate super flexi
- Equate power care
- Sunstar multiclean 135
On the other hand, the Medium tooth brushes that qualified with a excellent In all the items in the study are the following:
- Clinic inter ortho 38
- Colgate triple action
- Cool Shock Activated Carbon
- Medium doraldent
- Equate clean care
- Inter-dental Plus-care
- Pro double action-corner
Of the Medium tooth brushes evaluated only two had a qualification of very good in the Surge retention: Equate Diamond Care and Gum Sunstar Maximum Clean 342. In the rest of the items were evaluated in a way excellent.
The Profeco urged to review carefully the products In the market, because some products are from a quality very similar but with a much higher price. The magazine uses as example A package with three toothbrushes from the Colgate brand with a price of 55 pesos and one of the Oral Company-B of 80 pesos, when the study evaluation gave them the same result.
Similarly, the Profeco recommended follow the indications of a professional of oral health, change brushes every 3 months, wash teeth after each meal,Do not share the same oral hygiene instrument and Rinse it and dry it after using it.
